Combined planter and cultivator



(No Model.)

H. M. HORNE & J. W. ASBELL. COMBINED PLANTER AND UULTIVATOR. 7

No. 471,863. I Patented Mar 29, 1 892.

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HENRY M. HORNE AND JOSEPH WV. ASBELL, OF ANNIE, GEORGI AP COMBINED PLANTER A ND. LTl l/ATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,3 3, dated March 29, 1892.

Application fiiq octoberia, 1391.,-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY M. HORNE and JOSEPH TV. ASBELL esiding atAnnie, in the:

county of Lowndes and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improve, ments in a Combined Planter and'Oultivator,

hereinafter be fully described in the annexed specification, and particularlypointed out in the claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of our improved planter and cultivator. Fig. 2 is 'a side view, partly in section, of the rear end thereof. 3 is a perspective view of one of the plow-standards detached.

In the drawings, A indicates the beam, which may be of wood or iron, preferably of the latter, and of the proportions shown, its forward end being provided with the ordinary clevis-bail a.

Upon the beam A are adjustably secured yoke-like members B, projected laterally and in opposite directions and arranged one forward of the other, as shown. These yokes B are secured to the beams by means of the bolts and nuts 0 G G O, which are arranged to pass through a series of longitudinally-arranged apertures in the beam and form the supports for the side plows D D, which are secured to the yokes in a manner most clearly understood by reference to Fig. 1, and which plows are each constructed and arranged as most clearly shown in Fig. 3, by reference to which it will be seen that the standard member consists of two parallel curved bars (1 d, the upper ends of which lap and are pivotally connected with the forward ends of the yokes B by the bolt and nut 01', while their lower ends lap and are secured to the forward sear-N5. 403,359. (No model.)

ends of the shoes or drag members (1 by means of the nuts and bolts (1 'Each of the'plow-standards is braced and rendered'adjustable by means of the bars E, each'of which is bolted between the members d atd and consists of the downwardly and rearwardly inclined member 6, the lower end of 'whichis bolted to the rear end of the shoe or drag d and an upwardly and rearwardly curved member e, the end of which is arranged to be secured to the rear-portion of the yoke B by the bolt and nut f, which is adapted to be passed through either one of a series of apertures b b b in the yoke, as shown. By this construction'it will be readily seen that the plow-standards may be quickly adjusted to set the plows for deep or shallow work. The side standards have turning plows G, which are arranged for vertical adjustment thereon by the bolt 9, which passes between the members d and is held secure by the nut g.

H indicates a cultivator-plow on a central standard D which is secured directly to the beam in a manner similar to the standards D D, its rear curved adjusting-bar being socured by the bolt h, which passes through one of a series of apertures a in the beam, as shown.

The handle-.b'ars K K are bolted at their ends to the beam A, as shown, and braced by the diverging arms L L, which arms and the handle-bars serve to support the seed box or hopper M, the feed-opening m of which has an adjustable slide. or gate m, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, by reference to which it will also be noticed a stirrer N is held to vibrate in the hopper M, it being formed with a crankarm n, which connects with the upper end of a pitman-rod O, the lower end of which connects with a crank member p on a shaft P, journaled in the lower ends of downwardly and rearwardly projecting diverging arms Q Q, pivotally connectd at q to the beam A and held to be adj ustably clamped thereon by the nut and bolt q q.

The shaft P is revolved by means of an adjustable combined ridging roller and coverer R, the adjustment of which is governed by the movement of the arms Q. S indicates a feed-spout, which extends down from the hopper in front of the roller R, as shown.

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From the foregoing description, taken in tion of the beam A, the lateral yokes B, the

plow-standards D, having rearwardly-extendin g foot portions 61 the braces E, the handles K, the seed-box M, supported on the handles and provided with a stirrer N, the coveringroller R, and the crank-and-pitman connec tion between the roller and stirrer, all arranged substantially as shown, and for the v purpose described.

HENRY M. HORNE. J. W. ASBELL.

Witnesses:

D. M. SMITH, S. F. HARDEE. 

